Desire Is Hunger

- 1 He was drooling over her.

- 2 He is sex-starved.

- 3 She thirsts for recognition.

- 4 sexual appetite

- 5 He hungers for her touch.

- 6 cheesecake, buns, sugar, meat, dish

Note: social interaction. Thus we can imagine proposing a special case: LUST IS HUNGER.

Source Domain
hunger, eating

Target Domain
desire, lust, getting, sex

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